Kennedy Macdonald | |
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Member of the
New Zealand Parliament for City of Wellington | |
In office 5 December 1890 – 28 November 1891 Serving with
George Fisher &
John Duthie | |
Succeeded by | William McLean |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 April 1847 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
Died | 17 October 1914 Porirua, New Zealand |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Frances Rossiter |
Thomas Kennedy Macdonald (6 April 1847 – 17 October 1914), known as Kennedy Macdonald or Kennedy Mac, was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand.
Macdonald was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. He came to Wellington from Australia in July 1871. [1] Macdonald married Frances Rossiter on 15 November 1870 in Melbourne. They lost three sons within one month in 1876 during a scarlet fever epidemic. [1]
He was a founding member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 1882. [2] Almost 100 years later, Inverlochy House, his former residence, was given to the academy. [3]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1890–1891 | 11th | City of Wellington | Liberal |
MacDonald initially made political impact in local government. He served for seven years as Government representative on the Wellington Harbour Board including 2 years as its chairman. [4] He was also a Wellington City Councillor from 1877 to 1878. [1] In 1899 he stood unsuccessfully for Mayor of Wellington against John Aitken. [5]
He represented the City of Wellington electorate from 1890 to 1891, when he resigned upon a bankruptcy claim. [6] He was in favour of a land tax and of more (rural) roads, and of ending the jobbery in dealing in native land. [7]
He contested the three-member City of Wellington electorate in the 1899 election, when he came fourth. [8] He considered standing in the Otaki by-election in January 1900, but the brother of the deceased incumbent consented to stand for the Liberal Party instead. [9] He was later appointed to the Legislative Council from 1903 to 1911. [6]
Macdonald died on 17 October 1914 at the Porirua Lunatic Asylum where he had resided since November 1913. [1] The Macdonald family is buried at Bolton Street Memorial Park, and their grave is part of the memorial trail. [10] [11]
McDonald Crescent in Wellington is named after him. [12]
Kennedy Macdonald | |
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![]() | |
Member of the
New Zealand Parliament for City of Wellington | |
In office 5 December 1890 – 28 November 1891 Serving with
George Fisher &
John Duthie | |
Succeeded by | William McLean |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 April 1847 Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
Died | 17 October 1914 Porirua, New Zealand |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Frances Rossiter |
Thomas Kennedy Macdonald (6 April 1847 – 17 October 1914), known as Kennedy Macdonald or Kennedy Mac, was a 19th-century Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand.
Macdonald was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France. He came to Wellington from Australia in July 1871. [1] Macdonald married Frances Rossiter on 15 November 1870 in Melbourne. They lost three sons within one month in 1876 during a scarlet fever epidemic. [1]
He was a founding member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 1882. [2] Almost 100 years later, Inverlochy House, his former residence, was given to the academy. [3]
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1890–1891 | 11th | City of Wellington | Liberal |
MacDonald initially made political impact in local government. He served for seven years as Government representative on the Wellington Harbour Board including 2 years as its chairman. [4] He was also a Wellington City Councillor from 1877 to 1878. [1] In 1899 he stood unsuccessfully for Mayor of Wellington against John Aitken. [5]
He represented the City of Wellington electorate from 1890 to 1891, when he resigned upon a bankruptcy claim. [6] He was in favour of a land tax and of more (rural) roads, and of ending the jobbery in dealing in native land. [7]
He contested the three-member City of Wellington electorate in the 1899 election, when he came fourth. [8] He considered standing in the Otaki by-election in January 1900, but the brother of the deceased incumbent consented to stand for the Liberal Party instead. [9] He was later appointed to the Legislative Council from 1903 to 1911. [6]
Macdonald died on 17 October 1914 at the Porirua Lunatic Asylum where he had resided since November 1913. [1] The Macdonald family is buried at Bolton Street Memorial Park, and their grave is part of the memorial trail. [10] [11]
McDonald Crescent in Wellington is named after him. [12]